Let me tell you why you need to add the book, We're All Wonders to your classroom library! There are so many We're All Wonders activities you can complete with your class. After reading R.J. Palacio first number one seller, Wonder, with the beloved character Auggie I was hooked. This book has so many activities to teach students about kindness and celebrating their own uniqueness. If you … [Read more...]
Teaching Chinese New Year vs. New Year in America
This past week we headed back to school for our first full week after Christmas break. I had a dilemma, we came back to a full week of Benchmark Testing and I was not 100% prepared for what to do after testing was completed each day. Benchmark Testing can be long and painful on many levels. First, we only test for the first half of the day. Second, my team and I need things … [Read more...]
Boom! Learning App: A Digital Task Card Must
Task cards are not a new invention to a classroom. Teachers love task cards! They help cover the standards that teachers are required to teach. Task cards are perfect to use in small group settings. They can be used to help self assess learning, bellringers, partner work, and so much more. If you can't tell already, I love to use task cards in my classroom. What if I … [Read more...]
Creating and Learning
Fall is officially here, and guess what? We are still sweating and burning up in Louisiana. Are you feeling cooler temperatures? I hope so! Hopefully the cooler temperatures are not to far behind with the season change. Even though I am still kickin' it in shorts and flip flops, I am getting ready for the season. I just uploaded my newest Fall Fluency … [Read more...]
Why Fluency Is So Important
I haven't met one K-3 teacher doesn't practice fluency on some level everyday in their classroom. In fact, I can honestly say, I haven't met one K-5 elementary teacher that doesn't practice fluency on some level everyday. Of course how we practice with our students and what those expectations are change according to what grade level the student is reading on. Fluency is so … [Read more...]
